The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-05
Proceedings Of the School Board.

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Board met pursuant to adJournnlent
". Ealer. B. Martel. Clarence Hether'
wick and L. E. Littell. Clarence Heth-
erwick presented his commission as o
member.
Reading of the minutes of the last
meeting were dispensed with.
Mr.. C. N, Ealer, then reported the lO'
cation of schools for the first district, as
i. White school in Bellevue, lear
Jackson's.
/. White school in Prairie Basse, near
5. White schoolsin Opelousas, Prima'
nv, intermediate and Grammar.
/. Colored school in Opelousas, With
principal and assistant.
1. Colored school in Lower Bellevue:
On motion, the report was adopted
with the understanding, that II the
Prairie Laurent school house, should De
nAved to the Nezat hill, that the Prai"
rie Bass school should be moved there.
Mr.. Laurent Dupre, then reported the
location of schools for the second dis
trict as follows:
i, White school 6h Grand Coteau,
with Mrs. E. Tassin as teacher.
1. White school In Coule Croche, near
Albert Guidry's with Miss Persons as
teacher.
/. White school to be located.
/. Colored school near Grand Coteau,
j. w. Hardy, teacher.
On motion the report was adopted.
Mr.. Martel reported, for the third dis
trict, the location of schools as folloWs:
1. White school at Robins with +. NJ.
Moroney, teacher. q
i. White school in PralrleS des Fem
mes, T. H. Burrows, teacher.
1, White school to be located.
/. Colored school at Leonville, d. G.
Clark, teacher.
Report vas adopted.
On motion the schools Of the fourth
district were located as follows:.e
/. White school Mt West Melville.
/. White school at Upper WaXia, g.
T. Haw kins, Teacher.
l. Colored school at Eliza, Atchafalaya,
w. z. Davis, teacher.
/. School at Sacquet, G. b. Hender-
son, teacher.
Mr.. G, j. Thompsou's report for the
fifth district was read as follows:
1. White school at Big Cane, at But
ler's school house, Miss S. Reeder as
teacher.
/. White school at W~hitevllle, G. D.
Flc6Ies teacher.
/. White school at Washington, Miss
G. Martin, Teacher.
/. White school, Grand Prairie.
/. White school at Tete's Cove Ito be
paid out of the interest fund.- With the
same teachers.
/. Colored school at Garland, L. P
Shaw, teacher. -,
/. Colored school at Washington, Ed,
Reary, teacher.
/. Colored school in Plaisance.
On motion the report Of Mr.. Th0mp'
son, was adopted, except [there being
several gentlemen present with d petl'
ton from the patrons of the Butler
school, asking for a male teacher9, Mr,
j. G, Bell was appointed in the place OF
Miss s. Reeder, as teacher.
Mr.. T. Wharton's report for the sixth
district was read as follows:
/. White school at Chicot, 9 months
L. T. DeGey, teacher.
/. White school 8 months at W. Il
Randolph's. 5 months At Turky Greek
1. White school 8 months on Cocodrie
near Foremap's place, 8 months in lower
Pine Prairie.
Report was adopesd,
Mr.. L. E. Littell, reported, for thu
seventh district, the location of schools
as follows:
/. School at Vile Plate.
1. School ut Belair's Cove.
/. School at Chataignier, with same
teachers.
1. School at upper Mamou.
/. Colored School, at Mamou.
/. School to be located.
Report was adopted.
In the eighth, district, three schools
were allowed. to be located by thu
President and Secretary.
On motion, Mr.. A. G. Reynolds, ]. L
Hazard and James 6. Burleigh, were
appointed Trustees, to the school neal
Jackson's. The board then adjourned
L. Z. LITTELL,
Secr6tary.